By David Horsey, Los Angeles Times At Squaw Valley last weekend, skiers were half naked. Guys were going shirtless. Girls were in bikini tops. Everybody was in shorts. Ski season in California has not ended and may not completely stop before the snow starts falling again in late autumn. Skiing with skin bared is […]
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By Dustin Quiroz, Reno Gazette-Journal The Truckee area was shaken up Tuesday morning, but experts say it’s nothing to fear. Around 30 small earthquakes were recorded north of Truckee with the highest magnitude reaching 4.1. While this may appear unusual, Mickey Cassar, a seismic records technician with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, said it’s just another case of […]
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By Kathryn Reed A tool designed to relieve congestion in Camp Richardson did just the opposite. That red light at the corner of the ice cream shop and the road leading to the Beacon is now covered up. Caltrans last October installed the light as a safety measure because so many pedestrians cross Highway 89 […]
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A Zephyr Cove couple and their daughter from Illinois have been sentenced in a scheme where they misused a federal internship program. David Marzano will be going to prison for 26 months, with three years probation to follow his release. He also must pay restitution of $815,570. His wife, Laura Blair, and their daughter Janece Burke […]
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By Jason Hidalgo and Nancy Trejos, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s rural Airbnb hosts posted the fifth-highest average income in the nation for the home-rental service’s non-urban locations. A report released Tuesday by Airbnb found that rural host income in Nevada averaged $9,000 in 2016. Only California, Hawaii, Delaware and Oregon reported higher host incomes last […]
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Bridge painting work has closed Donner Lake Road under the Interstate 80 overcrossings. This section of roadway will be closed until Aug. 18 while crews perform overdue painting and bridge preservation work. Ramps to and from I-80 will remain open, allowing motorists to access the next available exit. Motorists wishing to access Donner Lake Road […]
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Not only are fireworks illegal in the entire Lake Tahoe Basin, but numerous fires result from their use, not to mention the severe injuries they may cause to the users. The South Shore area provides the locals and visitors a world-class fireworks display on the evening of July 4 at 9:45. This display is visible […]
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A Carson City woman is accused of driving under the influence in the accident that killed a woman this week on Highway 50 just west of the entrance to Hidden Woods neighborhood Officers have not released the name of the 40-year-old. She remained at Renown Medical Center in Reno on June 28 with non-life threatening […]
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It is the time of year when the big blue turns yellow. Pine pollen can be seen blowing out of the forest in great clouds with much of it landing on Lake Tahoe’s surface. When viewed from the air great swirls of yellow more than a mile long look like a giant hand finger painted […]
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· Current Nevada law requires drivers to slow down, proceed with caution, and if possible, move to the far lane when passing an official emergency response vehicle pulled over on the side of the road with amber lights flashing. Effective July 1, an updated law requires drivers to also do the same for Nevada Department […]
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